Agenda - City of Santa Monica

Care and shelter operations.
Perimeter and access control.
Public health operations.
Photographic documentation of all disaster damage to public property.
Restoration of vital services and utilities.
Protecting the environment.
Ensuring plans are in place to accommodate members of the community with
Access and Functional Needs.
When local resources are committed or are anticipated to be fully committed and
additional resources are required, requests for mutual aid will be initiated through the
Operational Area. Fire and law enforcement agencies will request or render mutual aid
directly through existing mutual aid channels.
Depending on the severity of the emergency/disaster, the local Emergency Operations
Center (EOC) may be activated and a Local Emergency may be proclaimed. If a Local
Emergency is proclaimed, the EOC must be activated.
Sustained Disaster Operations
In addition to continuing life and property protection operations, mass care, relocation,
of displaced persons and damage assessment operations will be continued until
conditions are stabilized.
Recovery Phase
Recovery is both short-term activity intended to return critical systems to operation and
long-term activity designed to return life to normal in the community.
The City will implement economic recovery plans, mitigation plans and local legislative
strategies necessary to promote recovery. City departments will review impacts on
programs, and the City will aggressively pursue state and federal assistance for local
recovery.
The City will work with community partners and outside agencies in an effort to provide
some short-term assistance to disaster victims. Local Assistance Centers (LACs) or
telephone call centers may also be established, providing a "one-stop" service to begin
the process of receiving federal, state and local recovery assistance for the community.
The recovery period has major objectives which may overlap, including:
Reunification of families.
Restoring government and community services.
Rebuilding damaged property.
Identifying and mitigating hazards caused by the disaster.
Recovering disaster costs associated with response and recovery efforts.
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